Iran threatens Gulf trade over US blockade

A senior Iranian military commander has issued a direct threat linking the US-Iran ceasefire to American naval actions. Major General Ali Abdollahi, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, stated that if the US naval blockade continues, Iran will ban all exports and imports in the Persian Gulf region. This escalates previous threats by explicitly targeting the entire region's commercial traffic in retaliation for the blockade. The statement directly ties the continuation of the fragile ceasefire to the lifting of US maritime pressure.